Archived - Total Body Formula (Tropical Orange flavour and Peach Nectar flavour), Total Body Mega Formula (Orange/Tangerine flavour)

Starting date:

May 30, 2008

Posting date:

May 30, 2008

Type of communication:

Foreign Product Alert (FPA)

Subcategory:

Natural health products

Source of recall:

Health Canada

Issue:

Physical Hazard, Product Safety

Audience:

General Public

Identification number:

RA-12000746

These products are not authorized for sale in Canada and have not been found in the Canadian marketplace, but it is possible they may have been brought into the country by travellers or purchased over the Internet.

Source of alert

US Food and Drug Administration

Product names

• Total Body Formula (Tropical Orange flavour and Peach Nectar flavour)
• Total Body Mega Formula (Orange/Tangerine flavour)

Manufacturer / Place of origin

Total Body Essential Nutrition/Atlanta, GA.

Product description

Total Body Formula is sold in eight-ounce and 32-ounce plastic bottles. Total Body Mega Formula is sold in 32-ounce plastic bottles. The affected flavours of Total Body Formula are Tropical Orange and Peach Nectar, and the affected flavour of Total Body Mega Formula is Orange/Tangerine. Both products are marketed as dietary supplements.

Reason for warning

Selenium and chromium are minerals essential to the human body at low doses, but can be toxic when consumed in high doses.

Possible side effects

Possible side effects of consuming excessive amounts of selenium include significant hair loss, muscle cramps, diarrhoea, joint pain, deformed fingernails, and fatigue.

Possible side effects of consuming excessive amounts of chromium include kidney failure, liver dysfunction, and rhabdomyolysis (rapid breakdown of muscle tissue).

What you should do

Canadians who have this product are advised not to use it, and should consult with a health care professional if they have concerns about their health related to the use of this product.

Health Canada advises Canadians to contact the Health Products and Food Branch Inspectorate at 1-800-267-9675 if they find the product listed above in the Canadian marketplace.

Background

Drugs and natural health products that are authorized for sale in Canada will have either an eight-digit Drug Identification Number (DIN), a Natural Product Number (NPN) or a Homeopathic Medicine Number (DIN-HM) on the label. These numbers indicate that the products have been assessed by Health Canada for safety, effectiveness and quality.

As of the date of this posting, no adverse reactions suspected to be associated with the use of this product have been reported in Canada.

Report a health or safety concern

• Call toll-free at 1-866-234-2345.
• Visit Health Canada's Web page on Adverse Reaction Reporting for information on how to report online, by mail or by fax.

Media enquiries

Health Canada

(613) 957-2983

Public enquiries

(613) 957-2991

1-866 225-0709